Griffith · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Griffith in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Griffith registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Jefferson County (2), Galveston County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Griffiths registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Griffith registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Griffiths registered

Texas counties where the Griffiths registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jefferson County250%
Galveston County125%
Guadalupe County125%

Where the Griffiths were born

Birthplaces the Griffiths reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Griffiths reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Griffiths
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Variations of Griffith

Every Griffith in the register

The Griffiths in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred GriffithGuadalupe CountyTennessee
Frank GriffithJefferson County1866
Jerry GriffithJefferson County1865
Louis GriffithGalveston County1862

Griffith genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Griffith in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jefferson County holds 2 of the 4, Galveston County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so look under Griffin as well.

Where did the Griffiths in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Griffith?

Jefferson County (2), Galveston County (1), Guadalupe County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Griffith appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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